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Psoriasis: Symptoms & Treatment
What is Psoriasis? Psoriasis is a type of chronic disease and it is a long-lasting one as well. You can either have no symptoms or periods where the symptoms can get severe. This kind of disease is most common on the knees, elbows, trunk, and scalp. It causes a rash with itchy...
Why is it so important to refill your prescription
How do refills work for prescriptions? Go to the pharmacy where you filled your prescription. Request a refill and have it as you desire or wait for it or have it later.On the phone. To request a refill, dial the pharmacy phone number listed on your medicine label. What does it...
High Blood Pressure
No Beauty Shines Brighter Than A Healthy Heart What is High blood pressure? The pressure in your blood vessels is too high if you have high blood pressure. This is also referred to as hypertension. Consistently high blood pressure damages blood vessels and can lead to a variety...
What Should Diabetics Avoid?
Diabetes is a chronic health condition that affects how your body turns food into energy. Most of the food you eat is broken down into sugar (also called glucose) and released into your bloodstream. When your blood sugar goes up, it signals your pancreas to release insulin....
Diabetic Shoes
What are therapeutic shoes? Diabetic shoes are obviously designed specifically to address foot conditions that are particular to persons with diabetes.Therapeutic shoes provide support and protection for your feet while reducing the risk of skin breakdown, particularly in cases...
Best Way to Organize Your Meds with Compliance Packaging!
The way how any product is made to look attractive to people is all in how it is packaged and the thought went into the design of it as well. In regards to compliance packaging, it is where the process is made easy for the patients, and the medicine prescribed for them is...
Where to get a PCR Test done in Calgary?
Are you in Calgary and wondering where and how to get tested for COVID-19? Covid-19 PCR test are available at Calgary Drug Mart and your results will be given in just under 30 minutes! If you need an obligatory request for a Covid-19 PCR test some hours before your departure,...
Flu shots – Best way to prevent influenza and pneumonia!
If you haven’t gotten your flu shot yet this year, don’t wait much longer—influenza (flu) season is just around the corner. Yearly flu shots are recommended for everyone ages 6 months and older. If you need some added incentive, consider this: The influenza virus can cause not...
Allergy
What is an allergy? An allergy is an overreaction of your body’s immune system to something that is harmless to most people. Normally, your immune system acts in defense against a foreign substance like a virus or bacteria. It will try to destroy anything it feels could harm...
Arthritis
What is Arthritis? The word arthritis come from “arth” meaning joint and “it is” meaning inflammation, so it literally means joint inflammation. However, arthritis is much more complex than that and consists of over 100 different conditions from mild tendinitis to...
Asthma
What is asthma? Asthma is a chronic lung condition that causes a person’s airways to become inflamed and extra sensitive. During an attack, the airways narrow, obstructing the flow of air and making it difficult to breath. Airways narrow due to the occurrence of one or all of...
Flu
Why discuss colds and flu together? The common cold and the flu are very similar. They are both viruses and they cannot be treated with antibiotics which only work against bacteria. Both attack the nose, nasal sinuses, throat and upper breathing tubes known as the trachea and...
Cholesterol, women’s LDL’s increase significantly.
Cholesterol is a soft waxy substance (or lipid) that is found in all your body cells and in the bloodstream. Your body needs cholesterol because it is used to build cell membranes, help produce vitamin D and produce certain hormones. The cholesterol found in a person's...
Who gets headaches?
About 90 percent of men and 95 percent of women experience at least one headache a year. However, some people have headaches that occur often and can greatly affect their quality of life. If you suffer from headaches, it is important to be able to identify and understand the...
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